One of the most important aspects of managing your stress and cultivating your personal resilience & wellbeing is to understand yourself.

Thanks to Louise Crowe for sharing her knowledge and wisdom in this blogpost

How often do we stop and think about our personal resilience and wellbeing?

The more we tune into ourselves, the better we can cope.

By knowing what areas in your life create stress, and what helps you overcome that, the stronger your resilience and wellbeing will be.

Think of resilience and wellbeing like the trunk and roots of a tree, the deeper the roots and the stronger the trunk, the more able you are to weather the storms that come your way, your branches may get blown around in the wind but you will remain upright with your strong trunk and roots.

From working with my clients, I believe one of the most important aspects of managing your stress and cultivating your personal resilience & wellbeing is to understand yourself.

Firstly understanding, where does the pressure come from in your life, is it work, home and/or self (what you say to yourself). The more aware you are and understand these pressure points, the easier it is for you to decide what techniques you need to overcome the stress. Understanding what happens to you when you hit your stress point is another area to tune into. There are three areas which show up for people, some examples are:

Physical – head/back/neck aches, constant tiredness, inability to sleep, lack of energy
Emotions – feeling you can’t cope, irritability, anger, dread, worry, lack of interest
Behavioural – difficulty in making decisions, avoiding situations, poor relationships

The more awareness you build around your personal situation and stress signals the better you are at noticing when you are stressed and you can implement strategies to help relieve the stress. The key is that the more you practice resilience and wellbeing techniques regularly, when you are confronted with a difficult situation you can tap into the tools you have and bounce back quicker.

Some of the best techniques for resilience & wellbeing are supported by you being part of the community with Jane. If you are reading this blog, Jane supports you with movement, mediation, breath and a strong and supportive online community connection. So many boxes are ticked by being part of this community.

Some other key areas to focus on are the five ways to well-being (Mental Health Foundation NZ)

Connect – talk & listen

Keep Learning – embrace new experiences

Give – give your time, words and presence

Be Active – do what you can

Take Notice – remember the simple things that give you joy

Find our more here https://mentalhealth.org.nz/five-ways-to-wellbeing

If you wish to learn more about your personal wellbeing or resilience, I facilitate courses here in Nelson and also via zoom. I work through a company called Chalkbox.

Louise Crowe